[citation needed] This unit wore a green coat lined with white linen, with a red collar and facings.
On their heads they wore a hat made of felt, with three points, with gold braid hemmed at its edge and a red cockade.
[citation needed] These Royal University militia companies were part of the colonial militia organized after the British occupation of Manila—6 October 1762 through 31 May 1764, or one year, seven months, and twenty-five days—to augment the capabilities of the Spanish colonial army in the Philippines.
These Spanish colonial militia units which existed for five years, were first raised in 1762 when two hundred student volunteers were formed into four companies to fight the British.
[citation needed] Until 2001 when compulsory military service was abolished in Spain, University Militias (Milicias Universitarias) also known as I.M.E.C.